Xia Jinse asked Shattered Star to get a paytable to see what candidates were on it, and after a circle, Ji Xiao was on the list, but he was ranked last.

Shattered Star came back and said: "Princess, this odds table is set according to the probability of winning the election, and the highest is Nan Duchi, the eldest grandson of Nanguo Gong, and the odds are one and a half points and a half." Although one or two silver can only get one or two or five dollars if you buy it, but the probability is the highest, I heard that recently Nan Guogong personally went to Xiaoyao Hou's Mansion for a trip, and Nan Gongzi has already bet more than three million taels in his name. ”

"It's more than three million taels per person, it seems that everyone has a lot of spare money." Xia Jinse smiled in his eyes.

She looked at the others again, Wang Wenyuan, the second son of the previously hot Hubu Shilang, and now the odds have dropped to three to five. Hou Xiping, the eldest son of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, pays four for one. Nie Yuan, the youngest son of the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, pays six to one......

As for Ji Xiao, he is at the bottom of the ranking, with a loss of sixteen!

Xia Jinse handed the odds table to Lan Beichen, blinking his eyes and being very proud: "What, Lan Beichen, do we want to earn this silver?" ”

Lan Beichen took it and looked at it, smiling with a doting face: "At present, how can there be anything that is not earned!" ”

Chasing the clouds and shooting the moon also came to be interested: "The prince and princess are going to make a lot of money this time!" ”

If you want to make money, you can't just do it casually.

Xia Jinse and Lan Beichen went to Baizhen Building to sit down first, it didn't matter if Lan Muxuan wasn't there, Lan Beichen first asked Shattered Star to find out how many gambling houses had opened this kind of gambling game, who was the boss in the background, whether the funds were sufficient, and so on. After everything was clarified, Lan Beichen asked Leng Mo to withdraw the silver, and each family bet according to the strength of the gambling house.

To put it simply, just in case you win, those gambling house owners can't afford to lose.

Although no one dares to rely on Lan Beichen's account, if people don't have money, they don't have money, and they can't pay for it. It's not fun to win and not receive the money, so I simply investigated it at the beginning.

In this way, Lan Beichen finally bet on four gambling houses, not much, only one million taels. Xia Jinse also took out his private money, one million taels of silver, the gold was not moved, and finally chose three gambling houses.

These two million huge sums of money of unknown origin were suddenly invested in the gambling house, and he was the most inconspicuous person who bought them, which immediately set off a heated discussion.

Countless people have studied Ji Xiao and found out his background clearly, but in the end they still feel that it is impossible. It is estimated that someone bought a dark horse, so they bet on Ji Xiao, and the heated discussion has only been quiet for a day, but Ji Xiao's odds have been changed to one to fourteen, and no one cares about these two million taels.

After Lan Beichen knew, he noticed the problem.

"We only invested two million into it, and the other party immediately changed the odds, but it is conceivable that someone must have made strict estimates in secret, just in case." When it comes to the sinister darkness of human nature, he has the Tao on his head.

In terms of black belly, no one can compare to Lan Beichen, otherwise he would not control the entire court situation.

Although there is also the trust of Emperor Yuanqing, over the years, he has packed up a group of officials and courtiers into obedience, which can be seen as a means.

"The whole gambling game seems to have risen because of rumors, and everyone is idle to watch the excitement of the Xiaoyao Hou Mansion, and by the way, open a plate to make some money. However, after an investigation, it was found that the seven hottest gambling houses had a secret background, and the funds gathered had reached more than 30 million taels, which was not a small amount. ”

Lan Beichen said cautiously, Xia Jinse also listened carefully, more than 30 million has almost reached the total amount of taxes paid in the entire Daqing Dynasty in a year, and these silver are now in the hands of the gambling house, if something happens, it will definitely cause a sensation in the government and the opposition.

"If you want to say that something happened, maybe it wasn't someone who robbed the silver, after all, it was seven gambling houses, and even if something happened, it might not be all lost. What I suspect is that someone is making money from gambling, most likely money laundering. ”

Xia Jinse's eyes widened: "Money laundering? ”

This is taboo for those in power both ancient and modern!

Lan Beichen only thought that Xia Jinse didn't understand the meaning of money laundering, so he briefly explained it to her.

The officials in Daqing are not high, if they only feed a family of three, it is still enough. But how many officials can endure the breeze on their sleeves and use their money? The hidden income methods of all dynasties have been handed down and are not endless. For example, if an official asks for a pair of ink treasures from his boss, and then offers a generous pen fee, the money will come from a clean background.

A pair of calligraphy and paintings that are not worth a few dollars at all have been sold for thousands or even tens of thousands of taels, and everyone knows it, even if the court knows about it, it is impossible to pursue it, which has become the default unspoken rule.

For example, losing money playing cards, selling their worthless antiques, etc., can turn a large amount of money into legal income.

"I see, then this gamble may also be used, after all, the amount is too big." Xia Jinse nodded and said, but after thinking about it, he also had his own questions, "The people who can design must be sure that they can win, who Wushuang is marrying, there are only a handful of people who know, and they can't say it everywhere." ”

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Ji Xiao, the prospective groom, to have such low odds.

"Ten bets and nine frauds, Jin Se, what do you say?" Lan Beichen smiled slightly, his pupils dark.

"Are they going to cheat? No, it should be a marriage that controls Wushuang. Xia Jinse suddenly figured it out, "The most likely thing is that someone from the Xiaoyao Hou Mansion is involved, because only if they let out the news, it is possible to attract more people to bet." ”

Lan Beichen said: "Maybe there are more people involved, after all, wealth is moving." Relying only on the people of the Xiaoyao Hou Mansion can't afford to hold up the gambling game of tens of millions of silver, after all, it is impossible for the Xiaoyao Hou to participate. So from this point of view, how many people should be involved in it, and what will happen in the end, this game of chess is very big. ”

Xia Jinse thought about it deeply, but he didn't expect that at first, he only thought it was a farce and fun, but gradually it evolved into what it is now.

How many wealthy families in the capital are involved in this tens of millions of gambles, and what will happen in the end? What accidents will happen to Wushuang's marriage, these are terrible to think about.

After much discussion, Xia Jinse still decided that he couldn't tell Ji Wushuang.

Xiaoyao Hou Shizi's family are honest people, otherwise they would not be bullied so badly, although recently because of Emperor Yuanqing's reward, maybe the second and third rooms will be more restrained, but this gamble is too critical, it is better not to interfere with their emotions.

Getting married is a festive event, and you can't put too much pressure on them.

Xia Jinse made an appointment with Lin Qianyi again, and found a time to visit Ji Wushuang, and by the way, he inquired about the movements of the Hou Mansion.

"Wushuang, you've been busy lately, be happy!"

Lin Qian also teased Ji Wushuang when he saw her: "Not only did you get a fief, but so many people proposed to you, these are all wealthy sons in the capital, each of them is the dragon and phoenix among the people, and now you have to choose, are you picky?" ”

Ji Wushuang blushed suddenly, his face was flattering, and he was very cute: "What a picky eye, I'm annoyed to death!" ”

At the beginning, her parents felt honored, after all, people came to propose marriage and said that they could afford it, and the two sides were right, and they could also choose a good family affair for their daughter. Who knows, there are more and more people proposing relatives, and the threshold is about to be broken, and later, when the Xiaoyao Hou Shizi and his wife heard that the matchmaker was coming, they had a big head, and even relatives and friends were worried that the other party would mention family affairs.

It's one thing for Ji Hongbo and his wife to worry, after all, whoever chooses has to respect their daughter's opinion. As a result, Ji Wushuang couldn't say that she picked Ji Xiao, and the marriage dragged on day by day.

The two uncles in the second and third bedrooms were also enthusiastic and took the initiative to help Ji Hongbo and his wife screen suitable ones. In the name of beauty, she can't be wronged, and she must help her find the most suitable husband.

In the past month, Ji Wushuang's whole family has been annoyed, but it is difficult to say anything, and he has to accompany his smiling face every day, and his face is stiff with a smile.

Lin Qianyi listened to her complaints, and couldn't help laughing: "Hey, you're worried, if you change to someone else, I'm afraid it's too late to be happy." These people are all good, they will choose whoever they like, this is similar to the emperor choosing a concubine! ”

Ji Wushuang blushed and feigned: "If you are willing, you can go." ”

"If people don't propose marriage to me, I think it's useless." Lin Qian also shrugged.

"Wushuang, have you discussed it with your parents, when will you make a decision?" Xia Jinse asked.

"I told my father and mother, I don't care about those princes and princes, since I have promised Ji Gongzi, it is him. No matter how good the rest of the people are, I don't know at all, since it's a matter of a lifetime, it's better to know the roots. ”

Ji Wushuang said a little shyly, but he was still very firm.

Ji Xiao is indeed the worst of the suitors in terms of identity and family background, but what she cares about is character and character.

Xia Jinse nodded, and asked her by the way: "By the way, have you heard that those gambling houses in the city are betting on your marriage?" Just guess who your future husband is, and you can get a lot of money! ”

Lin Qianyi nodded suddenly: "I know, I've heard about it a long time ago." ”

As she spoke, she secretly stuck out her tongue and whispered, "Actually, I also went to buy a hundred taels of silver to buy Ji Zhutou!" Wushuang, you won't blame me, will you? ”

Ji Wushuang didn't know, she looked surprised, she knew that her husband candidate was already so popular after listening to Xia Jinse's words, and she had a feeling of being ridiculous.

"What if I don't say yes in the end, or if they don't expect it?" She smiled, a faint brilliance bloomed on her face, and pretended to be angry, "Even betting on this kind of thing, those people are really idle and bored." ”

Xia Jinse didn't say it, only reminded her: "Since someone has already gambled, Wushuang, you have to be careful, in case your uncle and they are bribed, it will be troublesome to do anything." ”

Ji Wushuang didn't seem to understand: "It's okay, I won't listen to them, I've thought about it, I won't change." ”

Since this is the case, Xia Jinse will not say much.

Ji Wushuang talked about another thing, because Emperor Yuanqing gave her a fief, which was the only case in a hundred years, she discussed with her parents, and the happy event still had to be feasted, so she gave a post to the daughters of each family who knew each other, inviting them to a banquet in two days and rejoicing together.

"I didn't mention it, the day before yesterday, the county lord of Rongle came to play, took the initiative to talk about it, and brought me gifts, so I simply invited them all and invited them all to play." Ji Wushuang smiled, "I'm preparing for your next post, since I'm here, I'll tell you personally." ”

Lin Qianyi suddenly became happy, she already liked to be lively, since it was a matchless happy event, she was going to come even more.

"Your fiefdom is called Qinglian County, do you know where it is, and when will we go to see it?"

"My brother helped me check, hundreds of miles away from the capital, far away, it's a small county town, what's there to see."

"That's not good, no matter how small it is, it's your territory, if I go, I can go sideways!"

The three of them laughed, and talked about the banquet in a few days, and then left after making sure that they were sure.

After going back, Xia Jinse began to prepare a congratulatory gift for Ji Wushuang, opened the treasury of the Jin Palace, and picked it for a long time before it was selected.

On the day of the banquet of the Hou Mansion, it was February 19, the sun was shining, and spring returned to Kyoto.

When Xia Jinse arrived at the Xiaoyao Marquis Mansion with the congratulatory gift, it was already very lively, Lin Qianyi came earlier, and was waiting for her at the door eagerly, and the housekeeper respectfully saluted Xia Jinse, and then let the maid lead them in.

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